Regional ecosystem details for 9.8.11
| Regional ecosystem | 9.8.11 |
|---|---|
| Vegetation Management Act class | Least concern |
| Wetlands | Not a Wetland |
| Biodiversity status | No concern at present |
| Subregion | 5, 2, 1, (2.5) |
| Estimated extent1 | Pre-clearing 17000 ha; Remnant 2021 17000 ha |
| Short description | Eucalyptus microneura +/- Corymbia spp. +/- Terminalia spp. woodland on basalt plains |
| Structure code | Woodland |
| Description | Woodland to low open woodland of Eucalyptus microneura (Georgetown box) +/- Corymbia dallachiana (Dallachy's gum) +/- C. erythrophloia (red bloodwood) +/- E. crebra (narrow-leaved ironbark) or E. cullenii (Cullen's ironbark) +/- Terminalia aridicola (arid peach). The mid layer varies from absent to clumped shrubs including Atalaya hemiglauca (whitewood), Petalostigma pubescens (quinine), Carissa lanceolata (currantbush), Melaleuca citrolens (scrub teatree) and Gardenia vilhelmii (breadfruit). The ground layer is grassy and generally dominated by Heteropogon contortus (black speargrass), but may include sedge species. Occurs on basalt plains at the extremities of the basalt flows. Not a Wetland. (BVG1M: 11b). |
| Fire management guidelines | SEASON: Early dry season and storm time. Timing of early dry season burns will vary depending on seasonal conditions; it may sometimes commence as early as March. INTENSITY: Low, with occasional moderate. INTERVAL: 2-5 year intervals with longer unburnt patches. Fuel loads tend to reach a maximum after 2-3 years. Ensure burn programs occur after big wet season as fuel loads will be higher than average. INTERVAL_MIN: 2. INTERVAL_MAX: 5. STRATEGY: Burn less than 40% across the landscape in any year. Burning through the early dry season will produce a network of burns that will contain later fires. Fires will only gain in intensity as the dry season progresses. Grass composition can be affected by timing and intensity of fire. Occasional moderate fire will help to reduce overabundant trees that could potentially suppress ground layer vegetation. ISSUES: Leave areas of long unburnt vegetation to maintain a diversity of habitat for wildlife. |
| Comments | 9.8.11: Includes a small area of Eucalyptus similis woodland near Stockmans Creek, close to the Einasleigh River. Occurs on patches of basalt in the central west of the bioregion. |
1 Estimated extent is from version 13.1 pre-clearing and 2021 remnant regional ecosystem mapping. Figures are rounded for simplicity. For more precise estimates, including breakdowns by tenure and other themes see remnant vegetation in Queensland.
